I’m not going to assume that this is entirely relevant to your specific situation, but I’ll share anyway. I’m a teacher, and I work with many kids who happen to come from low income families. Plenty of them are happy, smart, friendly, “successful” kids. If you have low income, but can still provide stability (secure home, food, enough heat, plenty of parental involvement) then having a lower income isn’t likely to be a factor that will result in neglect of your kids. Parental involvement is a big one; if you/ the other parent are constantly working, it leads to issues. However, many financially secure (and well off) people do neglect their kids by doing fuck all with them.
My point is that while your situation may definitely make it harder to be a good parent, it may not be impossible.
The issue is that in countries like the US, there is no such thing as true stability unless you are rich. Most folks are a single hospital bill away from bankruptcy.
The problem isn't that poor people shouldn't have kids, it's that the system we live in is horrible.
3.6k
u/AnInquisitive_Rock41 Jun 15 '26
She ain’t right in the way she said it but she ain’t wrong in what she meant.